Dead fish with no belly?

[Al1ce]

Hi all, woke up this morning to one of my biggest cardinal tetras dead at the bottom with the whole of his belly missing? I only have these tetras , guppies and Cory Doras and assassin snail, I have had that fish a long time, I am just wondering if he died and other fish have eaten his belly? All the other fish seem fine along with my baby guppies. I know these fish can get a disease but not sure if it was sick or just died of age, don’t want other fish being affected if they eaten it, how will I know? Thanks

 

[howard_hopkinson]

Yes, the other fish will have started eating him. Sometimes a fish dies and no body is ever found due to other fish eating it.

 

[Barry Tetra]

The tetra die first then got eaten. Sorry for your loss.

 

[Colin_T]

it has bulging eyes. post some pictures of your other fish so we can check them for diseases.

do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate every day for a week.

clean the filter if it hasn't been done in the last 2 weeks.